Department for Work and Pensions written question – answered at on 16 April 2026.
Mark Garnier
Shadow Economic Secretary (Treasury), Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Work and Pensions)
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Department provides work capability assessment contractors with additional funding for them to award bonuses or performance related salary uplifts.
Helen Whately
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what financial payments Work Capability Assessors receive for exceeding minimum daily assessment requirements.
Andrew Western
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Functional Assessment Services contracts (including delivery of Work Capability Assessments) are outsourced to four prime contractors. All reward and remuneration to employees, including any potential incentivisation to meet contractual requirements, is for contractors to determine.
Yes3 people think so
No1 person thinks not
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